This blue, would be Robin egg blue. She won't stay still to get a photo in the nest asthe cabin is right straight out the back door and she scoots as soon as it opens. She then sits in a nearby oak and scolds you for interrupting her work.

Today was a first for me (maybe because I've not been paying attention ), and I had a flock of from 25-75 white throated sparrows in the yard. I noticed their high numbers at first, and then noticed the white top head stripe, alternating on the sides with black, then the white throat. Not a sparrow fan, but these were more likable than the ordinary barn sparrows.

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south central Wisconsin It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

Yeah, I like the song of the white-throated sparrow. They've been here for a couple weeks now. It's one of those birds folks record a lot on those easy listening tapes along with the loon. Usually hear a fellow canoeing along a lake in the foreground.

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Pre-commercial thinning pays off.

'If she wants to play lumberjack, she's going to have to learn to handle her end of the log.'Dirty Harry

Today was a first for me (maybe because I've not been paying attention ), and I had a flock of from 25-75 white throated sparrows in the yard. I noticed their high numbers at first, and then noticed the white top head stripe, alternating on the sides with black, then the white throat. Not a sparrow fan, but these were more likable than the ordinary barn sparrows.

We have a lot of pheasant along the river valley, once in a great while (quite rare) I see one near the house. Down to dad's they run all through town like chickens. No lie. They love peas and strawberries.

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Pre-commercial thinning pays off.

'If she wants to play lumberjack, she's going to have to learn to handle her end of the log.'Dirty Harry

A Downy WoodPecker took up a Quaking Aspen behind our Camp as residence. She had a few holes in it with a few Babies crying for food most of the day. The holes were a little too high to view the babies but you sure could hear them. Mama was working hard.

Been getting this hawk hunting around the yard lately managed to get a couple of pic of it, it might be hard to see but it has a small rodent in its beak. I'm thinking it's a northern harrier aka marsh hawk ?

lots of pheasants around here I got some video clips of them fighting in my front yard I'll have to find it and put it on youtube so it can be seen.